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Strut Service
Strut Replacement in Yucca Valley, CA
Is your car or truck swerving more than normal when you change lanes? Have you noticed a bumpier ride than usual? The problem is likely your suspension system. Your vehicle's struts help keep your tires in contact with the road. Although struts usually have longer lifespans than shocks, they are subject to wear and tear over time, and most manufacturers recommend a professional inspection about once a year. If your vehicle's suspension system is in need of inspection or repair, the experts at Ron's Automotive have got you covered.
Your Choice for Suspension Service and Repairs
Ron's Automotive is the right choice for strut service in Yucca Valley, CA. We have the specialized skill and experience it takes to ensure a smooth ride, no matter what the road ahead might bring. And our team is committed to delivering the best customer service in town.
For strut service you can count on, trust Ron's Automotive in Yucca Valley, CA. Call us today to schedule your appointment.
Straightforward. Considerate. Business-like. No B.S. Service. I will NEVER go to a dealership again. I will NEVER go to another repair shop (unless I am in dire straights and have no other choice). Ron's has been there for me and my family for several years, and our problems have been crazy, difficult to diagnose, etc., and these guys just hang with it and get the job done. If it's a weird problem, they will refer to a trusted company.
Nice clean and friendly. Having some work done on my car.
My front wheel drive hybrid needed a new water pump; the water pump wasn't even visible from the top. They fixed it in less than a half-day, and the price was reasonable. Always great service at Ron's.
Awesome service!
Great place to take your rig for service
My motorhome broke down in yucca valley and I was in a bind. I called around and a few shops pointed me to Ron's Automotive. John helped me out by taking my 35 foot motorhome in on short notice and during the short thanksgiving week. Big thanks to him for helping me out in a sticky situation. They diagnosed the transmission issue same day for an extremely fair and honest price. I would recommend them to a friend.
Proud to serve the local community & the friends from far far away.
Work done on my car was done quickly.
I brought my f350 to Ron's Automotive, last week. Professional staff, great customer care... even though, I came into their office upset over my broke down truck... I left with my truck fixed up so well, it feels like a whole new truck. This business is very respectful toward women truck drivers, a quality I respect.
Excellent work and outstanding staff. Appreciate you all! Thanks a bunch
Great mecanhics
Fast service and knowledgeable staff
Always professional work and fair prices!
I have to give a big shout out to Mike and John at Ron's automotive. I was stuck in a parking lot unable to shift into drive and they went out of there way to help me, not expecting anything in return. Mike came to me personally to have a look on his way home from work and had me back on the road in five minutes. Right after Mike helped me, John stopped by to make sure I was ok. It can be tough to find an honest and trustworthy shop, but people like Mike and John should make Ron's Automotive an easy choice.
Really fantastic service here, they were super helpful in getting my car fixed up quick after I broke down during a road trip and needed to get back on the road. They helped me understand everything I needed to about the repair and kept me updated throughout the repair process. They were courteous and polite, and I would 100% recommend this shop to anyone and everyone.
One of the very few shops close to 2 towns over that accepted my car that had problems. I'm guessing they have the right diagnostic tools, and I tried calling other shops and said they do not have the scanner for my type of car which was a Mini. Very Professional and Understanding, shop kept me up to date and left a message for me when I could not pick up the phone. Owner was feeling under the weather at the time when I picked up my fixed car, hope he is all better. **And also one note of keeping care of owners cars, minus one star because of noticeable change of driver side glass window which does not fully close now, whenever I fully slide up the glass it automatically goes down mid way, tried resetting it to normal but to no avail. The reason may be that the door was shut hard or slammed in constantly and making the window engaged as if the door was opened. Other than that I will stop by for fixes and or oil changes. Thank you.
Ron's always takes great care of my vehicles! Everytime I have a problem or need regular maintenance they make sure they get me scheduled and get the work done fast! Even when I don't have an appointment they make the time to look at the problem to make sure my car is safe to drive before they let me drive away.
Honest and efficient.
1/12/19 went to todays free womens basic auto class. It was great! Very informative and hands on. Picked up some good knowledge. Mike & John did a wonderful presentation. Good eats & coffee too on a cold rainy day. 🌦☔
We have taken our cars in for several years, everything has always been handled in a prompt and curtiuos manner.... and our vehicle issues were handled as expected... will be calling in the am for a brake job.
Excellent service & friendly people
We have our entire fleet of cars and trucks serviced at Ron's. They are professional, timely, and get the job done right. When one our vehicles leaves Ron's we know that our drivers are running mechanically safe. Thank you guys for a job well done.
Fast service. Clean shop, courteous staff. Well done again!
Great service!
As usual they did a great job. I really trust Mike and his crew.
Excellent place to take your car there a fair and honest and don't rip you off and do good work highly recommend him if you're in this area stop and have them do a tune-up whatever they're good at it and they don't take it to the cleaners
Great place, knowledgeable staff. Theu always do a very good job on our car.
Wouldn't take my car to another mechanic. Ron's is great.
I was quote nearly twice as much for parts and service from another chain auto repair place. But these guys were honest and affordable. I'm so glad they exist! I will for sure continue to come here for my car maintenance and repairs! Thanks Jon!
Got my truck worked on today here for the first time. The gents here were all super friendly, down to earth and fair. Also very professional. They made me feel at ease right away! Lastly, work they did was fairly priced and done in a fair amount of time.🤗😛 Thanks Jon and the rest of you here for the comfort you gave me!!
I've been going to Ron's for many years. They have great customer service, fair prices and expertise. They have always given me an estimate for repairs and estimated time for completion. They have gone out of their way to be helpful in all matters. I'd give them 10 stars!
Very friendly staff good prices and very quick service.
Honest and fair prices. Quick and fast work on my car!! I will go back if I need any more repairs.
Great service !
Honest, timely work at a fair price. Great service.
Honest, excellent work, very fair prices for their work
As always, fast and friendly service.
I took my car in for a smog check. I dealt with John. This is the second time they have checked my car. ( 2 years now). Very professional. Very efficient. Very friendly. Would I go back again?.....in a heartbeat.!!
Had to get a vehicle smogged and they were able to squeeze me in without an appointment, while I was there some out of town folks that were going camping were towed in and Ron's Auto to the rescue, they had a blown radiator tank it was replaced and back on the road in less than an hour...
Courteous and professional. Top service.
Great professional service
Excellent staff. Honest prices. They could have charged my 3x what they did, I wouldn't have known the difference. They have earned a customer for life.
5 stars , always a way to take care of your needs and professioinal as ever
Pleasant experience. Would recommend to friends. Prompt and explanatory
The Lexus dealership claimed it would be over $7,000 to repair rodent damage to the wiring harness. Mike and his crew fixed the problem for $600. I should have taken the car to Ron's Auto first. Would have saved me one month and $260 to get an opinion from Lexus.
Very good service as always, quick and clean no problem at all. Ron's is the only repair shop I recommend.
Ron's is AMAZING! They figured out something that NO ONE else could!! They are the best, most cordial, and friendliest people!! And they weill NOT rip you off! YES I recommend them highly!
Professional, knowledgeable, and friendly staff. It's amazing to find an automotive shop that cares more about the customer than the bottom dollar. Ron's cares about fixing the fault of a symptom the first time around, not having the customer dish out money for a suspected fault and having to come back.
Great honest guys. My car broke down in Joshua Tree and we went into multiple auto shops that couldn't help us, we ended up at Ron's by mistake trying to turn around and asked if they could help. They were super busy but got to work on it right away and fixed the problem.
Best service I have ever received. Always courteous, always willing to reexplain if I didn't understand. Amazing people. Thank you so much for being there when I need you.
Great experience, top marks especially dealing with john the busyness coordinator, and the senior technician that worked on our car is a pro,Top drawer service and follow up.The boss wasn't afraid to give a commitment, and came thru.,John documented our.problem like the pro that this young man is, big factor,.Top drawer top marks, glad to see it in our community. Leonard and Loretta..
They have the BEST people working for them, kind, respectful, and qualified. Always prompt, and there for all our needs
good job, reasonably priced, took a lot longer than they had said. I had asked for s ride home if it was to take long. They said yes, then made me sit there for three hours
I have been bringing my motorhome in for regular service as well as "emergencies" for years. I am satisfied with the work and the fairness of the bill. Motorhomes can present problems and situations distinct from regular vehicles, but that does not seem to be a challenge Ron's cannot handle.
Quick and professional!
I had an "emergency" yesterday--headlight out! and travel ahead. I called--they fit me right in and replaced the headlight immediately! On my way in no time. Excellent service always !
My visit
I'm a long time patron, over 40 years. Prompt,professional. couteous and fair prices. higholy reciomnend.s
Quality Professional Service
I've used Ron's Automotive for about ten years. They have kept my 1981 Jeep in good working order along with my later model year vehicles. I have always received good value and friendly service.
I have no idea why my car stops returning from Palm Springs.AAA does good job getting me home and car to Ron's. Ron's diagnoses and fixes car and I'm back on the road again. Life is great. Thank you Ron's, Mike and John, etc.
Great service
Always terrific!
Just a routine oil change and a smog, but they have serviced my 2001 BMW since we moved up here. Honest, fair, and very professional.
Great service
My battery had to be replaced. Also needed my car serviced. Got my car jumped and drove to them.They were able to take care of everything even though I didn't have an appointment. They are always nice and very professional.
clean, professional, intelligent, friendly, helpful
It's been decades since I brought a vehicle to Ron's (I'm a longtime desert resident). Their reputation precedes them and so they are busy, plus the fact I now live in JT. But after coming very close to "junking" my precious Ford Focus for an ongoing electrical mystery-problem, I thought," One More Try" and took her to Ron's. The problem was spotted in less than ten seconds. Twenty-four hours later I picked up my car, it has never run better. Next time I have an issue I will not mess around and will go straight to Ron's Automotive. Thank you, gentlemen!
Would have appreciated an itimized listing on the invoice as to what was done with my brakes.
Very knowledgeable and professional
Always a pleasure to have a knowledge and professional crew work on your vehicle Highly recommend them
The best customer service in the Morongo Basin
We had our tractor serviced by Ron's Automotive. Having no trailer--they arranged for a trailer--came up and picked up our tractor and returned it when they were finished. So helpful to us to have a business who cares enough to help us.
Great as always!
Good place to take your vehicle.
These guys know their cars and trucks
Mike found the problem with my truck's steering and it had nothing to do with the front end. Now it steers like new.
Excellent all the way around!!
BEST mechanics, BEST Customer Service, friendly!! Thorough! They KNOW what they're doing!!! Love these guys!!!
Superior Customer Service
Want to thank Ron and his staff for their courteous service....! Vehicle was diagnosed and fixed in a timely matter....! Communication with customer A+ Customer Service was exceptional....! Caters to Handicapped Customers...!! Ron's Automotive is A+
Great Team, Quality Work
We have our entire fleet of cars and trucks serviced at Ron's. They are professional, timely, and get the job done right. When one our vehicles leaves Ron's we know that our drivers are running mechanically safe. Thank you guys for a job well done.
Quick professional service, no unnecessary work or overcharging, thoughtful explanation of my vehicle's issues
Always professional
I drop[ it off, you fix it, you call, I come get it. Easy game, coach. Sounds simple, but it's amazing how many other places can't manage it.
Always a good experience, the guys are always great and they know their stuff.
routine servicing
Made appointment. Vehicle taken on time, Servicing done and returned at agreed time. Clean and quick!
Always have a great experience with Mike, John and all the guys. They always do more than they need to do. We think of them as friends and don't take our vehicles anywhere else.
Jeep CJ7 Medics
Ron's is the best place I have found to work on all my cars, including my 1981 Jeep CJ7. They are relentless in tracking down old car parts.
All round great service.
I won't use any other automotive service in the Morongo Baisin. Quotes are always realistic and well explained. All jobs are completed in a timely manner. Pleasant and friendly personnel.
Honest, Caring, and Professional Repair Service
Having served the High Desert communities for many years, Michael and his professional automobile service team at Ron's Automotive Service provide customers with proper, honest, and friendly service. I have had everything from smog checks to battery replacements to other necessary vehicle services done at Ron's. Their repair shop takes pride in their work and they really want their customers to have an enjoyable automobile repair service experience. Their shop is one of the best ones to go to in the High Desert Communities of Southern California for car service needs.
Excellent Service
As always, we received excellent service. Are repair was done quickly and the cost was reasonable.
Very High Quality Service
I had taken my Jeep Compass into the dealership for some problems and they gave me this exorbitant estimate and also completed a confusing estimate. So, I took it to Ron's for a second opinion. They carefully went through my jeep, identified the problems and fixed them. It took awhile, but I appreciated that because they were SO THOROUGH! My jeep now runs perfectly and the problems are fixed...for $600 less than the dealership estimated. I will always take my vehicles to Ron's from now on.
Consistently Excellent Service Over Many Years
We have 4 vehicles to maintain. Mike and Jon have the knowledge and skill to keep all the vehicles working safely. We recommend Ron's Automotive to friends without hesitation.
Good work done in a timely manner. Thank you!
Great Group!
Definitely an experience! But my vehicle is almost there with quality work performed. KUDO's
Fast, friendly and efficient
Ron's automotive was fast in diagnosing my car's issues, and giving me a fair quote. It also was fixed within 24 hours. I will definitely be back for future car problems.
Will NOT go anywhere else!!
We are very happy with there service every time we bring our vehicles. Happy with my new Rav4!!
Always honest!!
And have always fixed the problems and man do I get problems owning a jeep.. Thanks Fellas!! Very Best Always, John Kirkman
A1 treatment
Routine Servicing and Integrity
Thank you for your honest (if a little painful), evaluation of our vehicle - we really appreciate it! We'll see you again soon.
These guys are the best!
They get repairs/maintanence done quickly, explain everything, and work hard on unexpected problems.
Excellent customer service
We have been dealing with Ron's automotive for over 15 years. They handle our fleet of delivery trucks and personal vehicles. Rons Automotive stands behind their work. They will research a problem until they find the correct coarse of action to make the needed repair. There pricing is very fair for the service they provide. Ron's automotive has earned our trust.
Doing business with Ron;s for over40 years or so says it all. Top notch. Fair prices.
The best service in the United States for any car.
The people are outstanding and the work is the best 5STARS........Sal Luna from Morongo Valley
Excellent work, professional shop.
We are fairly new to town and this shop was recommended to us. Had some extensive work done on a Porsche 968 -- prior shop in Riverside could never get it fixed; well, Ron's Automotive fixed it and we are thrilled! Recent trip was for a SMOG. No complaints - in/out. Can't imagine taking our cars anywhere else, and we are really pleased to find this shop!
I'm always pleased with the service I receive at Ron's Automotive. Everyone is very friendly. I'm always told what the cost will be before the service is performed.
Efficient and Totally Trustworthy
You get what you pay for at Ron's. I have an old (1995) SUV that has 190,000 miles on it. Lot's of weak spots on the vehicle. But, I like the vehicle and want to keep it going. There are lot's of jobs that could be done to it and Ron has done a few big ones already. But, they are happy to work with me to not rush into expensive fixes too soon and the work they have done has been rock solid.
Always great, the guys are really on top of everything and know our cars and trucks and what they need and when. We recommend them to everyone we know.
I live in Illinois and my son is stationed as a Navy Corpsman on the Marine Base in Twenty Nine Palms, Cal. His Blazier broke down in Yucca Valley and was towed to Rons Automative because it was located next to the CrossFit gym where my sons blazier was. We took our chances after reading his reviews on the site. John from Rons Auto answered the phone when I called them the next day at 8 AM to tell them why we had towed our sons blazier to his parking lot and told him the situation. John then email me with what the problem was and pictures of the damaged items. I then took that to my garage here in Illinois who has service my sons Blazer up till the time we drove it to California for him to have. My garage agreed with Johns email and also looked at the prices that Rons Auto was charging and the labor time. My Garage here agreed with the time and the prices that they were charging. The only difference was the labor cost from Illinois to California. John then put my sons Blazer in top priority and finished the job so that my son did not have to rent a car and could have his Blazer back in one day. Which is awesome since he is stationed 30 minutes away and can not miss work. I am happy that we have found a garage for my son to take his Blazer to for service and know that they will not rip him off since he doesn't live there or rip off a military boy and can be trusted. This was yesterday and if something changes my mind about the job they did I will report back BUT right now we are pleased that between John, Rons Auto and this moms credit card it all worked out.
very professiona,l fast service,and friendly But best of all thy're HONEST
Hard to find parts? No problem for these guys! always top quality service, they treat your vehicle like their own.
Both oil & lubes done on time and everything looks good.
Ron's is one of the few places where I don't have to check up on what they are doing. Thank you so very much
Once again Ron's has got me back on the road.
I had my car towed into Ron's after I had worked on it and could not solve the problem. Within 24 hours they diagnosed it and had it In the bay getting it fixed. They quoted me a fair price and stuck to that price When it was done and I talk to them there was one more thing that needed to be done and when I told him my time constraints they were still able to get it fixed the next morning so I could pick it up by noon. I have another jeep I will be taking back to them very soon. As a single woman, and a widow it's very important to be able to trust someone to take care of your car quickly and with reasonable pricing. Thank you Mike and John for always keeping me on the road !!!
I continue to find the service complete and helpful
I am a widow and depend on the employee's at Ron's to do a thorough service job and they do. Thank you for everything!
Ron's Automotive provides honest, professional auto repair service for all of your car's needs. Their staff knows how to fix and repair numerous models of vehicles in a timely manner. If you want your vehicle repaired properly in the High Desert, then Ron's Automotive is the shop to go to.
All our service needs are done at Ron's
Ron's Automotive handles all our maintenance and repair needs. They stand behind there work and keep Gubler Orchids up and running.
A pleasure.
About a year and a half ago Ron's Automotive was recommended to me for work on my air conditioning compressor. I was very satisfied with their professionalism and them getting the work done as quickly as promised. I have recommended them to several other people that needed work done after the first experience. When I needed work done on my vehicle. I of course went to them to set up a time when I could leave the van there while I was gone on vacation and having it ready when I returned. I do housing maintenance work and I need the van on a daily basis. Again it was ready when I needed it and a a very reasonable cost. Bottom line is they are both trustworthy and fair. It was a pleasure to have them do the work.
STAR Smog Test
Appointment reminders were sent via email in a timely fashion. Smog testing was started ahead of scheduled appointment time and rapidly completed.
Honest, Fair, Reliable Automotive Service
It is amazing how consistent the service is at Ron's Automotive. Out of the 15+ years I have used them, they have only gotten better. They always 'Under Promise, and Over Deliver'. The cost and timeline is always more than fair (in my favor). Anybody looking for a good, honest and fair deal on their automotive repairs should give this shop a call. I have bought a few lemons in recent years, which is how I've gotten to know them pretty well, (to no fault of theirs). The next vehicle I buy, I will swing it by the shop and have them give it the once over first and in turn save myself a lot of headaches and cash. Thanks Team and keep up the great work....Good service providers are not easy to find.
Rons Automotive
Ron's Automotive always does a fantastic job on my 95 Honda Civic. They care about the customer and offer fair prices. Joe from Joshua Tree, CA
Always personally interested in completing the work to our satisfaction
I appreciated their e-mail reminder of our appointment and the promptness of the service when we arrived. They are always cordial and friendly as well as good diagnosticians of problems or concerns. The service was completed in a very timely fashion and the bill was reasonable.
Excellent service, very informative
Pleasant experience. Would recommend to friends.
Getting our stolen car back on the road!
Ron's (John) took a systematic approach to the problems - they didn't commit us to any unnecessary expense, and were great communicators throughout the process. In short - great service and value for money.
High quality service. Always professional and friendly!
Recently had the scheduled service done on my '03 Chevy pickup and was very satisfied with my visit. Will continue to use Ron's exclusively for service and repairs!
High quality service. Always professional and friendly!
Recently had the scheduled service done on my '03 Chevy pickup and was very satisfied with my visit. Will continue to use Ron's exclusively for service and repairs!
Even though it was lunch time, when they were told I had to wait for the car ( wait time was over 2 hours) they took it immediately and started working on it. The problem was diagnosed in a timely manner and efficiently repaired. I was told what was wrong and how it could have happened. I have always been extremely satisfied with Mike and his crew of mechanics.
***** Five star review
Ron's Automotive treats me like a family member. They are always fair in their pricing and go the extra mile in helping me with any car issues. I have pulled into the driveway without an appointment many times and they go out of their way to help me on the spot. I recommend them to all my friends and feel blessed to have them around to help. A good doctor and a good mechanic are vital in life. Thanks to all the superior staff!
Very professional and trustworthy
We take all our vehicles to Ron's They finish the work in a timely fashion and always take a personal interest in our vehicles
I alway get fast and wonderful service....Mike runs a great business !!
Very professional got a front end alignment and it perfect they do good work and very fast
timely and pleasant experience, thank you
The crew at Ron's are all very professional and dedicated to make certain everything done is done well and completely. Very satisfied with all they have done for us
Always great service and work. Thank you
Though it was not an inexpensive repair, it was a necessary one. The Air Conditioning didn't cool at all, and the noise in the dash was bothersome at times. Everything works fine now.
Very friendly and extremely helpful!!
Ron's automotive is always professional. They take pride in their work on your vehicle . They are very Safety conscious and will address all issues.
All very professional.
As always, the crew at Ron's worked hard and earned the five stars! The only problem is someone cleaned my car and now I have to get used to the new look.
Great Job
I have had experience with many of the repair facilities in the area and the people at Ron's are very friendly and courteous. Their pricing for service is right on.
Excellent Service. Received a call quickly about what was wrong with my car. They were honest and told me it wasn't worth fixing. They kept my car until I could figure out what to do with it. Very polite, articulate and professional.
I have been a customer of Ron's for years because of the excellent service provided. My little Taurus(Trudy) loves Ron's!
I was very happy with work done on my 2008vw beetle. Your staff was very kind to me and I will tell my friends to visit Ron's . Once again thank you for your great work on cars.
I can honestly say I have never been more satisfied with a service provider. The work on my vehicle is always done in a timely manner and exceeds expectations. "Under Promise, Over Deliver", seems to be their motto. If you want something done right and can't do it yourself.... take it to Ron's Automotive.
Professional, knowledgeable, and friendly staff. It's amazing to find an automotive shop that cares more about the customer than the bottom dollar. Ron's cares about fixing the fault of a symptom the first time around, not having the customer dish out money for a suspected fault and having to come back.
Excellent service--in and out quickly.
Take your car or truck here. Don't waste your time and money anywhere else. Rons is the best!
I have had good experiences taking my Toyotas to these guys. Clean shop, courteous crew.
Good guys good service.
I'll be back......
You are always timely and accurate. We trust you and that is the most important thing.
Always a pleasure. Straight Forward and honest, professional. Clean and nice environment to wait in.
You could not ask for more reliable auto work. I wouldn't think of going to another place. So thorough and always explains exactly what your auto needs. For your regular service check-ups their is no comparison to others giving you a quickee job.
Ron's is a first class service provider with quality workmanship and prompt, friendly service. I am a long time customer and never hesitate to recommend Ron's to anyone needing automotive service and repairs.
RV is back out exploring the west after another pleasant service experience at Ron's.
Ron's Automotive is helpful and honest. They even replaced my catalytic converter when the warranty was expired.
The guys at Ron's are always courteous and attend to the needs at hand. They stand by their work and are fair in pricing. I find them easy to work with. To date we have worked on four of my five vehicles, so their mechanics can handle domestic and foreign make vehicles. Give them a try find out for yourself.
I have been to Ron's twice now and I can honestly say I haven't been this happy with a shop for many many years. They welcome you in, are incredibly friendly and take really good care of your car. They don't try to charge you for things you don't need and in fact on the second visit they charged me nothing.
Great experience. Thank you.
Ron's Automotive exhibits wonderful customer service. I appreciate that the auto technicians are knowledgeable and thorough during their inspections and utilize these atributes wisely for delivering the proper diagnosis. The work Ron's technicians have performed on my vehicles has always been excellent and I will continue to recommend them to everyone. Thanks guys!!
Just a smog test, but it went well enough.
Very good service--car returned in a timely manner.
professional, timely, informative
I always receive prompt, courteous treatment at Ron's Automotive. the work performed is always rated as excellent by me. AND I truely appreciate the car wash at the end of service.
Very professional business that I have and will continue to recommend to others. The only issue I had was the work done to my vehicle was not finished in a timely manner. Otherwise they did a great job.
Good service. They get the job done. They give back a clean car ... in Yucca Valley.
They always diagnose correctly. They always repair the right way. Go here first and save money.
Service was excellent. Had an emergency issue that they took the extra time to resolve while very busy. They take care of their customers. Will be happy to do business with them in the future .
I only needed a headlight replacement--they took me in right away--no waiting--very organized and professional. Highly recommend Ron's automotive. They take care of all our vehicles!
They worked on my cruise control. They figured out what was wrong and fixed it. It now works perfect.
I'm always pleased with the quality of work done on my vehicles at Ron's. The charges are reasonable (and sometimes less than expected) and unplanned additional work is never started without discussing it with me first. I've gone to Ron's exclusively for all my automotive repair and maintenance for the past 5 years and will continue to do so.
Always have the best interest of their customers in mind and avery professional, knowledgable staff.
The only thing I would suggest an improvement on is keeping the customer better informed by calling the customer to update the status of repair.
I am always happy with thework that is performed at your place of business. everyone is very professional and the job completed is done to my expectations.
Timely and efficient service, as usual. Friendly staff. And thanks for the car wash !
I rally appreciated the fact that you would/could fit me in for a new battery when you were obviously very busy.
I have ALWAYS been satisfied with the work, price and value at Ron's. The worst mistake i made in the pat year was to go to another "new" Tire Dealer in town and allow them to talk me into extensive front end repairs. I "should have saide no thank you I'll take my car to Ron's and see what THEY SAY!
excellent work and customer service as usual.
In today's world it is difficult to find a company you can trust and that is fair. I take all my cars to Ron's because I know. I will get treated with respect and treated fairly. My cars run well and I feel safe taking them anywhere as I know they are well maintained.
I, ve never left ron unsatisfied, they always do a great job and I recommend them to everyone I know.as a matter of fact I recommended them just yesterday.
Easy appointment scheduling followed by service done correctly and on-time. Great job.
So quick and painless I couldn't believe it. I was shocked at how fast I was in and out of there getting my truck smogged. Definitely going back
AUTO-RIFIC...i looove rons automotive ...great people, doing great work...I will always bring my service to Mike because Jon knows the value of ME as a client thus definition of good service. Great guys ...they do what they say
The staff always does a professional job, and the prices are reasonable.
We always receive great customer service at Rons. It's where we always go for our car needs.
I had a 9 AM appointment and when I arrived--everything was ready for my service. The service was done in the amount of time promised and with a smile! The attention to detail is very appreciated...Would hightly recommend Ron's to anyone needing service.
Fixed my electric door locks on a late model Ford. Thanks !
I'm very pleased with the work done, communication, attention to detail, and the service. Thank you!
glad I found these people do excellent work in a timely manner
It is always a pleasant experience at Ron's Automotive largely because of Mike and now John at the desk. I always feel like I am treated with honesty and respect. We have been going to Ron's for years and are always pleased with the results. My husband and I have placed our confidence in the mechanics at Ron's to keep our vehicles in tip top running order. Thank You Guys!
Rons is simply the best in every respect. You won't find better customer service and expert repair anywhere.
I am always greater by name and a friendly, welcoming smile. My car issues are addressed and a possible solution given or a diagnostic test done with a follow up call with results and recommendations. I can trust things will be done right or made right every time. Many year and over 200,000 mile customer.
everything was great
Needed work done on my front passenger door and Ron's waved a magic tech over my car and presto, it works. Prompt service and a fair price!
Needed work done on my front passenger door and Ron's waved a magic tech over my car and presto, it works. Prompt service and a fair price!
Thanks for your friendly and prompt service
As always, fast service and done right the first time!
Customer service and workmanship quality exceeded every expectation. The staff at Ron's Automotive was genuinely interested in helping to balance my needs according to the time and resources available. I am completely satisfied with my overall experience in working with the team of professionals at Ron's to identify the most cost effective solutions in repairing my vehicle. The expense involved was significant and warranted serious evaluation. The staff at Ron's was more than helpful and graciously exercised patience every step of the way. They are to be commended for their commitment to service excellence. I would especially like to thank John who was the person I primarily spoke with over the phone. Best part about my decision to trust Ron's Automotive is that they stand by their work...nationwide. Thank you.
Fantastic service and quality repair!
excellent service for over 39 years. Nuff said.
As always- prompt and courteous. Deliver as promised. Competitive prices.
I felt that they were professional and went the extra mile to have a happy customer.
Always a pleasure doing business with them!! I wouldn't go anywhere else!
I Have only had great experience at Ron's-great work and price not that bad...Have had both Motor Home and Auto service and repairs made on both..They keep me on the road..
Brake job- inspected all four and recommended only the front brakes be replaced. In at 8, out at 1:15. And the complimentary car wash is a nice touch.
Happy with the work you guys did..Always great work and very reasonable prices..
Thank you for the fantastic service and friendly environment. Ron's Automotive care about the customers.
I have had the best automotive care you could ask for. I just finnish having my 1946 Fire Truck work on and it runs like it was new. Thank You John
Second time we have taken a vehicle to Ron's. Very professional and efficient. Will continue going there for all our vehicle problems. Thank you.
As usual, my service at Ron's was exceptional. I had 45 minutes to get a SMOG check done and have a battery replaced. John took the initiative to make it happen, and Mike immediately took care of business. I was out in time for the next appointment. Total time at Ron's was about 35 minutes.
Always get the job done and with kindness and humor! Love love love them!
I had a problem. My daughter's car had a headlight that wasn't working, and she needed to go to work soon. Starting work at 2 PM meant she was going to be driving home in the dark. I just had shoulder surgery, so I couldn't accomplish the work myself. Ron's changed both bulbs, per my request, and found and replaced a broken wire pigtail also. All this without an appointment, and while I waited. In addition, they washed my daughter's car.
They were able to fit me in with minimal notice and even washed my car upon completion! Great customer service.
Work was performed perfectly, on time and significantly under the estimated amount.
Professional, effecient and knowledgeable service. Add to this perfect balance, the best customer service I've ever experienced and you have the folks at Ron's. I won't go any where else for auto repair and up keep.
John is always so helpful and all the mechanics at Ron's Automotive are the BEST.
I'm totally pleased with the recent work done on my '03 Chevrolet truck. Since moving to the area 6 years ago, I've used Ron's exclusively for all repairs on my vehicles and will continue to do so.
Great work. Had a tricky door hinge problem on old SUV. They innovated a great solution right on the spot.
Got me in on short notice and took good care of my car.
Thank you John for the very kind service, and for allowing me to postpone my Smog appointment
We are always treated with respect and our vehicles repaired or have oil changes promptly. John is great at his job and Mike of course is his usual jovial self offering entertaining stories of his adventures with his family. Great atmosphere! Comfy chairs and hot coffee. Thanks Mike and team!
good job on the car very straight about repairs thank you
Great service and reasonable pricing as quoted. Professional service and customer oriented.
caring staff and very happy with results
Thanks to Jon and boys for taking care of my vehicle for me.
Great so far, looking forward to the follow up on getting my vehicle completed and running right again.
Just started working with these folks and my 175,000 mile '95 trooper. My confidence in their skill and integrity grows with each visit.
Excellent service! All the people are VERY qualified. Clean, safe, efficient.
Rons Automotive is the ONLY place I take my vehicles for repairs. I thust them COMPLETLY and I am always TOTALLY SATISFIED with their work and prices. I recommend them to my friends without hesitation.
Excellent service and advice as usual. I'm especially happy with the diagnosis and explanations of upcoming problems and the prioritizing of work to be done. At 153,000 miles, my truck still runs and drives like a newer one and I attribute that to the excellent care it has received at Ron's.
Thank you Ron, you have a great business with great business sense, I will be bringing all my repairs to you.
Just like all the past visits, a job well done. Along with an oil change an alignment was made to my Daughters' Kia and now it steers like it should. My Daughter states she can now drive her car with confidence.
Ron's Automotive has been servicing my two trucks and car for several years. They have always been efficient, courteous and cometitively priced. The staff has always demonstrated a commitment to professionalism and quality.
Very happy no problems no hassles get the job done. After they did my oil change they washed my car. Awesome wouldn't go anywhere else.
Excellent and Friendly service, we highly recommend! Thank you very much!
efficient service on my motorhome, once again.
Thanks for checking out my car. I'm glad it was only the gas cap, because I had visions of problems with my fuel line....that happened once about 35 years ago. Have to be able to take my grandsons to school.
As usual, they were friendly and efficient.
Good folks, open and honest.
Mike, the owner, has integrity and makes sure quality work is done.
Very good.
As usual, service was superb. Waiting room is comfortable, clean and inviting. Staff is excellent and gracious. Auto service is expert and reliable.
Thanks for washing my car
Quality service at a reasonable price and they even washed my dirty old pickup...
As always, a job well done. Prompt and courteous service.
Always fast, friendly, reasonably priced service. A local business you can trust.
People are skillful, courteous. environment is clean and inviting.
Courteous and efficient
Good RV service once again.
Good service on my RV once again.
Always professional and they take responsibility for their work.
Awesome customer service and excellent work.They are the most honest mechanics I have ever dealt with.
Other than taking over two hours when I was told it would take one, very good experience. If I'd have known it would take that long, I would have gone home to get some work done. It put me very much behind.
I took a hobby ( car's ) and made myself a Auto Mechanic for a long number of years, One thing I tell people is to find a good place and like the people working there and they take care of your car's and don't take your car's to other garage's because you might hear oh we didn't do it It was the other garage and back and forth, Stick with that mechanic as long as he doe's good work and that's the person to talk to. Ron's been good to me and my car's and I like the people there and I feel that they know what they are doing. and they have the equipment to work on these new car's .
We just recently started bringing our cars into Ron's and so far we have been very impressed with not just their service but they have always been very polite and helpful when they explain any issues we have with our cars.
Great and very fast service
My 1992 pick up is back on the road again and will go over 20000+ Thank you again, John
I brought my old SUV in for a checkup and oil change. It has about 170K miles on it and can use plenty of work. I was expecting a big bill, but walked away with an oil change and safety check that outlined possible future problems. The bill was small. Very surprising and appreciated. I am new to the area and will be leaving this vehicle in a garage for long stretches. It needs to run when I fire it up again. I think it will and if it doesn't I think I can count on this shop to back me up. I should add that the website made communication fun and even the facility with which I can write this review contributed greatly to the positive experience.
Very good. Very clean.
Same as always, fast and courteous service. I took my Daughter's car for an oil change and it was done quickly, hardly any waiting time. Thanks!
I would be lost without Ron's Auto. They can always fix the problem. Mike and his staff are outstanding and the service is awesome. Everyone is so kind and polite and they always explain in detail what the problem is. Terrific for regular maintenance as well.
Always good customer service and very helpful. Prices are always reasonable. Would highly recommend.
Good Service
This place was awesome! I would recommend this place to everyone I know. They were so accommodating and were able to smog and fix my car with no problems. Unlike the other 5 places I went to. From the moment I walked in the entire staff from the front desk to the mechanics were so friendly and actually to the time to explain what was wrong with my car and answer my questions. I will go no where else. Thank you!!! : )
Even better than usual. The professionalism and helpful, efficient service outclassed any other establishment. The clean and pleasant waiting room are an extra bonus.
Great mechanics. Great service! New service writer, which is a plus.
As always, I'm very pleased with the quality of service, friendliness and professionalism that I've always experienced at Ron's Automotive!!
Thanks for washing my car!
Stewart and Neil went beyond expectation in coming in on Saturday to finish my truck because the dealer provided the wrong part on Friday. The job was completed on Sat. morning and I am very pleased with the repairs.
I took my van to Ron's after it failed smog. I did not know Ron's did smog or I would have taken there first. They went out of their way to get the repairs done the next day. I took it back to the original smog shop, when it fail for a different reason the next day. I took the van back to Ron's and with no questions asked they kept it, worked on it until it passed. I wish I would have known they did smog testing and I could have saved myself the trouble of taking it to the other place. I will in the future be bringing all my cars to Ron's for smog and maintenance.
Amazing Service as always! Thank you so much for making me feel comfortable about taking my truck to the Shop!
time and cost estimates are accurate so there aren't any surprises. Thanks for the car wash too. Much appreciated.
Ive always had excellent service, you are the only place around that I trust.
They have been able to fix all my vehicles in a timely matter and keep them in a safe running condition.
The staff was more than helpful and courteous. The service was fairly priced and completed in a short time and more than satisfactorily. I would recommend this company to anyone.
As always, Ron's did an A+ job. They be never disappoint.
Reliable, fair price service.
Great job as always.
I like the great work Ron's do and the fact that they are very knowledgeable about all parts of my vehicles. They keep our cars running great and the cost is inline with my wallet.
As always, I'm very satisfied with the service and attentiveness provided.
I truely believe Mike saved the engine on my 2011 Kia. I had the oil change done at the local Big Store, unfortunately the oil filter was not tightened enough and the oil leaked. Mike took care of the problem. I've been taking the car to him ever since.
Prompt service and noticed other problems and solved them quickly
Great place to go get your vehicle's oil changed or fixed! Mike and his staff go above and beyond any mechanics shop I've ever been to! Great service! Great prices! Very nice, Fair and Honest! 5 stars!!
Reliable and prompt service on my RV. Friendly staff.
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Helpers Alden and Piper show off the rice
We found a "three-flavor" rice recipe in a recent Parade magazine – long grain white rice accented with carrots, lemon, and mint. Excellent served with roast chicken. I can't quite figure out why Parade called it "three-flavor"; there are many discernable flavors here – garlic, lemon, carrot, onion and mint. An easy way to dress up rice!
Rice with Carrot, Lemon, Onion and Mint Recipe
If you use a rice other than long grain white rice, you will need to adjust (most likely downward) the amount of water needed. I forgot this and when I made this dish again using medium grained instead I ended up with rice soup.
- 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 onion, diced
- 1 carrot, diced (1/4 in)
- 1 Tbsp minced garlic
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 3 1/2 cups water
- 1 teaspoon of finely grated lemon zest
- 2 Tbsp lemon juice
- 1 1/2 cup long grain rice (make sure that you are using long grain rice)
- 4 scallions, thinly sliced on the diagonal
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh mint leaves
1 Heat the oil in a medium-sized, thick-bottomed pot over medium heat. Add the onions and carrots and cook 10 minutes, until the onions are translucent and beginning to brown. Add the garlic, cook 1 minute more. Season with salt and pepper.
2 Add the water, lemon zest and juice and bring to a boil. Stir in the rice, reduce the heat and simmer, covered, until the rice absorbs the liquid and is tender, about 20 minutes.
3 Remove to a bowl, add the scallions and mint, and fluff with a fork.
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Strength in Numbers? News Corp. May Join Time Inc.'s "Hulu for Magazines."
While Rupert Murdoch is busy shaking his fist at Google (GOOG), he is making more friendly overtures to other media players. Sources tell me his News Corp. may join the digital e-reader storefront that Time Inc. and other magazine publishers are putting together.
It's not clear if News Corp. (NWS) will end up investing in the joint venture, which is designed to control distribution of "print" content to readers like Amazon's (AMZN) Kindle and Apple's (AAPL) rumored tablet, or if the company will simply agree to tailor its stuff–most notably, The Wall Street Journal–to the joint venture's standards.
In either case, News Corp. has yet to officially sign on, sources tell me. An announcement formally acknowledging the JV itself is supposed to be a couple of weeks away, though I have been hearing this for at least six weeks.
No comment from News Corp. or Time Inc., the Time Warner (TWX) publishing unit that has been assembling the JV. Other expected partners include Hearst, Condé Nast and, perhaps, Meredith. (Disclosure: News Corp. owns Dow Jones, which owns this Web site.)
In some ways, News Corp. is an obvious partner for the coalition, which I like to call "Hulu for magazines." Murdoch has been an outspoken critic of Amazon's distribution and pricing policies; he argues that by controlling the subscription of digital newspaper and magazines delivered through its e-reader, Amazon deprives publishers of a valuable asset.
Murdoch also wants more money for the stuff it does sell: In an earnings call last week, he said that while the bookseller was now paying his company up to $6.50 a month for each $15 monthly subscription to The Wall Street Journal, that split wasn't good enough.
The JV is supposed to solve those problems for publishers by letting them control sales, customer billing and pricing. But it is also primarily designed with magazine publishers in mind, and News Corp. isn't in that business.
Meanwhile, New Corp.'s Dow Jones unit is proprietary about the system it has already built to handle subscriptions to the Journal's print and online editions and its BlackBerry and iPhone apps.
While it's possible that the JV could use the Dow Jones subscription/commerce platform as the technological base of the JV, Dow Jones could be prickly if asked to play well with others. "Newspapers and magazines, don't mix well, for reasons that aren't obvious to the outside world," says a News Corp. executive briefed on some of the company's conversations.
In any event, balancing different partners' interests is only one of the hurdles facing the JV. Some others, from the story I published last month:
- They'll have to convince consumers who already have billing relationships with Amazon, Apple and other vendors to sign up with yet another service.
- They'll have to convince device makers to play along with the strategy, which runs counter to many of their own plans. Both Amazon and Apple, for instance, have intentionally created closed systems that give them control of both devices and distribution.
- They'll have to create content consumers want to buy. The new product can't simply be a digital version of the magazines they're already printing: That's already available on the Web, and consumers have shown almost no interest in paying for it, and advertisers haven't fully embraced it either.
So what exactly will the JV be selling? That's probably the most difficult question for publishers to answer, made even more difficult because they don't know what capabilities the e-readers of the future will boast. Apple for instance, refuses to even acknowledge to Time Inc. executives that it plans to produce a tablet device, let alone provide them with specs.


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The Weekly Roundup is a regular feature alerting you to significant things from Logos this week. Take a few moments to check out these newsworthy items for the week of July 30, 2011.
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- Honoring Stephen H. Levinsohn: The Backstory
- Flavius Josephus
- Richard B. Gaffin to Edit the English Translation of Geerhardus Vos's Reformed Dogmatics
- How to Find a Bargain on Logos.com
Interesting Discussions
Logos Forum
- How Can I Print the Full List of All My Resources Installed?
- Copy Bible Verses Appears Not To Work Well
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- Tabletalk (Feb. 1989–Jan. 2011) (264 Issues)
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This bicycle handlebar tape offers you a superior handling experience. It is a perfect choice for a quality conscious rider.
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- Offers a cushioned touch and powerful grip
- It comes with two bar plugs
- Material: Natural synthetic material with cork
- Tape Dimension( L x W): 201 x 2.8cm(79.1 x 1.1in)
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Hunter Hayes Gets Down on Some King Cake on 'Ellen'
Ellen DeGeneres was feeling a little sick when Hunter Hayes stopped by her show last week. The Louisiana boy brought some of his home state with him to share how he celebrates Mardi Gras -- with a delicious King Cake.
Guest host Ellie Kemper filled in, so she got to reap the benefits while the funny lady was out sick. Hayes gave a little of his home state flavor to the talk show's fill-in host.
"King cake is like a Mardi Gras thing," the young country singer explains. "That's what you do." All Louisianans know the history behind the King Cake, but Kemper asked for an explanation to understand just what is so special about this tradition.
"When you have a piece, you'll know what's so special about it," Hayes said. "It's a massive doughnut essentially."
He then went on to describe the wonder that is the baby inside of the cake.
"It's got a little plastic baby in it somewhere ... whoever ends up with it has to buy the next King Cake," Hayes revealed.
Of course, Kemper then went on a search for the baby -- with her hands! With Hayes' help, she was able to find the tiny plastic baby. Thanks to the actresses hands, no one actually got to eat the vegan cake, but it was all in good fun.
Hayes ended his time on 'Ellen' by discussing his new song 'Invisible.' "It's a very personal song for me," he shared. On Sunday night, the singer debuted the anti-bullying theme on the 2014 Grammys.


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Select the arm type and wiper line of the blades you're installing, or search by vehicle model. You'll be directed to a quick video showing how to easily install your new TRICO wipers.


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Quiet Geist CD
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This is the debut full length by Boston, MA's Herra Terra! With 10 songs clocking in at just under 39 minutes, the band brings to mind great electronic rock bands like Depeche Mode, Head Automatica, Le Tigre, and Duran Duran while copping a modern twist of atmosphere and ambiance that allows them to fit right in on the Mylene Sheath roster, while creating their own very unique voice among the bands. This is the CD version of the album and comes in 5" full color gatefold jackets printed on the reverse board - giving it a tough, grainy feel - with black inner flood throughout. So where the vinyl jackets for this release are printed with a UV gloss covering the jackets, this is pretty much the exact opposite. The left panel of the gatefold holds an 8 page booklet with lyrics and liner notes, while the right side of the jacket houses the CD itself. The artwork design and layout were handled by Junius guitarist Michael Repasch-Nieves for Radar Visual (The Cancer Copnspiracy, Junius, Constants). You need to be bumpin' this, so get to checkin out "Ejection Seats", the first track on the album, HERE! Do yah Boogie thang!!
"HERRA TERRA was conceived by Vocalist, John Paul Tonelli and Guitarist, Gregg Kusumah-Atmadja. The duo released a 3 song EP in 2008 entitled Organs For The Afterlife with help from other Boston based musicians (Bad Rabbits, Irepress) and Sound Engineer, Mike Mo Lapierre (Death Cab for Cutie, Brand New, Dropkick Murphy's). Not being able to find a permanent fixture on drums, the band played as a two piece electronic act in the New England area until 2009. After rigorously searching for a drummer, the band recruited Brad Caetano (Arms & Sleepers, Seneca, AM/PM). Ever since, the group has melded together and enhanced their electronic and live elements. Now adding Adrian Bettencourt Andrade on Bass, HERRA TERRA has finally transitioned into the electro/rock outfit they ve been threatening to become this entire time. The band mixes elements of Depeche Mode, Le Tigre, Head Automatica, and Duran Duran to create an exciting new album that is just as easy to dance to as it to listen to analytically. This is definitely more than just a party, but it IS a party.
HERRA TERRA is heading out on a full US tour this fall in support of the new LP, "Quiet Geist," which is set for release on September 14th, 2010. HERRA TERRA has shared the stage with some outstanding artists such as: Shiny Toy Guns, Piebald, Damone, Freeze Pop, Green Jelly, Appleseed Cast, Hot Rod Circuit, Chk Chk Chk (!!!), Bad Rabbits, Irepress, Semi Precious Weapons and many others. Now the band is ready to get out on the road and bring the dance party to new places who ve yet to witness it. As Emma Goldman once said: "If I can't dance, I don't want to be part of your revolution." "


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George Zimmerman is pictured in this booking photo taken in July 2005.
Court documents obtained by msnbc.com on Tuesday evening show that George Zimmerman, who fatally shot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, went to court in 2005 and 2006 for accusations of domestic violence, tussling with a police officer and speeding.
The three incidents took place in Orange County, Fla.
- In 2005, Zimmerman, then 20, was arrested and charged with "resisting officer with violence" and "battery of law enforcement officer," both which are third-degree felonies. The charge was reduced to "resisting officer without violence" and then waived when he entered an alcohol education program. Contemporaneous accounts indicate he shoved an officer who was questioning a friend for alleged underage drinking at an Orange County bar.
- In August 2005, Zimmerman's ex-fiancee, Veronica Zuazo, filed a civil motion for a restraining order alleging domestic violence. Zimmerman counterfiled for a restraining order against Zuazo. The competing claims were resolved with both restraining orders being granted.
- In December 2006, Zimmerman was charged with speeding. The case was dismissed when the officer failed to show up in court.
On Feb. 26, in Sanford, Fla., Zimmerman fatally shot Martin, who was unarmed. Zimmerman, 28, a neighborhood watch volunteer, told police that he shot in self-defense and that Martin attacked him, breaking his nose.
Read the Feb. 26 incident report
Outraged, Martin's parents and their supporters have called for Zimmerman's arrest. The case has drawn national attention and thousands have rallied across the country for Martin's parents' cause.
Bill Lee, the Sanford police chief, has temporarily stepped down from his post. The FBI and Department of Justice and the state of Florida are investigating.
Zimmerman's attorney, Craig Sonner, did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment on the court appearances and his voicemail box was full.
Travyon Martin's family alleges racial profiling before Congress
M. Alex Johnson and Miranda Leitsinger contributed to this report.
The parents of Trayvon Martin, the 17-year-old student fatally shot by a neighborhood watch volunteer in a gated Florida community, defend their son's reputation amid new reports that portray him as a teen often in trouble. NBC's Ron Allen reports.
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Singapore Art Museum and Asia Pacific Breweries Foundation announce the finalists for the Asia Pacific Breweries Foundation Signature Art Prize
31 July 2008
The Singapore Art Museum (SAM) and Asia Pacific Breweries (APB) Foundation have announced the 10 shortlisted artists for the inaugural Asia Pacific Breweries (APB) Foundation Signature Art Prize.
A panel of international jurors selected the 10 finalists from an initial list of 34 nominees from 12 countries. The shortlisted artworks are from Cambodia, China, India, Malaysia, Mongolia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam.
The distinguished jury comprises Henri Chen KeZhan, one of Singapore's most established artists and a pioneer in contemporary Chinese painting; Simon Israel, Chairman of the Board of Trustees at Asia Pacific Breweries Foundation; Kwok Kian Chow, Director of the Singapore Art Museum; Dr Apinan Poshyananda, Director-General of the Office of Contemporary Art and Culture, Ministry of Culture, Thailand and Professor Xu Jiang, President of the China Academy of Art, People's Republic of China.
"The judges were struck by the concepts behind the 10 finalist works and how these ideas were conveyed creatively through the artists' use of mediums and choice of material." Dr Apinan Poshyananda said.
"We were impressed by the overall quality of the entries and what this signifies in the Asia Pacific art scene," he added, referring to the 34 nominated artworks from which the jury had to shortlist the finalists.
In mid-October, the 10 finalists will be judged for five awards – three Juror's Choice Awards of SGD 10,000 each, a SGD 10,000 People's Choice Award and the Grand Prize of SGD 45,000.
The finalist artworks were shortlisted from a collection of 34 contemporary artworks selected by the nominators in each of the 12 eligible countries – Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam. With their diverse themes and mediums, the nominated artworks represent what the nominators – who are knowledgeable and experienced individuals in contemporary art – consider outstanding contemporary artwork produced in their country in the last three years.
The People's Choice Award is distinctive in that it is the only award that is not conferred by the jury. Rather, it is bestowed on the finalist artist whose work receives the most public votes on an online voting website which will be launched on 1 August. The voting website is intended to be a platform for the public to vote for their favourite artwork. Voting on the website ends at 7 pm on 12 October.
To cast your vote and have your favourite finalist piece conferred The People's Choice Award, visit www.nhb.gov.sg/sam/signatureartprize/vote.html
In addition, for three days, 10 to 12 October, people can also cast their vote onsite at the Singapore Art Museum as an exhibition of the finalist artworks will be held at the museum from 10 October to 16 November 2008. Onsite and online voters will be entered in a lucky draw, the prize for which is a Canon digital camera.
The APB Foundation Signature Art Prize is a hallmark of distinction to be awarded triennially to artists whose works represent a significant development in contemporary art. The award series is the result of a 15-year partnership announced in October 2007 between SAM and APB Foundation to develop and promote contemporary visual art in the Asia Pacific region with a donation of SGD 2.25 million from APB Foundation.
More information on the ABP Foundation Signature Art Prize can be found at www.nhb.gov.sg/SAM/signatureartprize
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There's this: a crop of summer-blooming Amaryllis, a huge flower that normally blooms in winter — unless you're like me and forgot the bulbs in the cold room until recently….
Then there's this darling photo of Mr. D. and Mr. JC.
Then – for a change of pace – these two vintage cars….
In front of my favorite 17-room mansion, Ebor House…
You may remember that time I got lost and ended up sipping tea in a stranger's kitchen in his beautiful old mansion….
Ebor House was built in 1868 by the Farncombs, a remarkable English-Canadian family which counted two Lord Mayors of London, England, as close relatives.
Well, there I was at Ebor House again last Saturday, and this time, for a very different reason.
Ebor House was a highlight of Doors Open Clarington. The architectural conservancy event features many beautiful heritage buildings in Clarington. And I was the author guest, invited to speak about my books, share my knowledge of Ebor House and also the Farncombs' history.
While I was in one room, "Farnie", great-grandson of the Farncombs, was in another room, charming visitors with tales of growing up at Ebor House. He inspired me to keep going: his energy was so radiant!
Well over a thousand visitors — including a few cyclists- visited Ebor House.
It was a lovely day.
The volunteers (including Leo Blindenbach, who was in charge of the Ebor House site) were organized and gracious — as were the owners, Andrea and Nav.
Thanks to MaryAnn Isbister, whose excellent work turned my 6-part blog series on Ebor House into a full colour booklet for the event. Organizers Bernice Norton, Marilyn Morawetz, Leo and the rest of the team should be very proud!
Bravo, all of you!


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Kick back: Matt Campbell wants another chance.MATT Campbell is not the first person to go to the casino and lose.
However, Campbell didn't realise the stake he was punting on his night out at the gaming house.
He now knows.
Kicked out of the casino, he kicked out at a car in the car park.
Police were called. Weeks later his club decided to end his career as a player there. Campbell had a year to run on his contract with North when they decided to cut him.
Sitting in Darwin now where he has played the last two games for the Darwin Buffaloes in the Northern Territory league to keep fit for a pre-season training program he hopes to yet join at an AFL club after the national or pre-season draft, he reflects ruefully on his post-season.
"Obviously sitting back now with a year to run on my contract is a bit disappointing to be delisted, and to be seeing all the other boys starting training again is hard," Campbell said.
"I suppose the only way to judge me is to meet me and get to know me – like they say about not judging a book by its cover. I think people at AFL clubs talk to each other and probably make up their minds about people without speaking to them. I just want them to speak to me and get to know me for themselves first.
"I still think I have a lot to offer in footy, I am only 25 years old and I think I have got over my hamstring problems now. It is two years since I lost a game through injury.
"I think it was back in 2008 the last time I was in a bit of strife at North Melbourne until the incident at the casino and because the police got involved it became something. I am not making an excuse for that I respect North Melbourne's decision. I am responsible for what I have done."
From Alice Springs Campbell arrived at Arden Street as a lowly third-round rookie draft pick in 2006, but instantly made his mark. He played 13 games in 2007 and, with Lindsay Thomas, formed a pairing in the forward line for North of ultra-quick goalkickers.
Campbell was the yin to Thomas' yang; the extrovert to the introvert.
They worked well together jelling in a forward line exploiting eye-catching pace and goal nous.
His career was accelerating so quickly he struggled to come to terms with the rapid and profound changes in his life.
His mother died after a long illness and he struggled with the grieving, reflecting now that incidents that blighted his career off the field were a product of that turmoil and the release that players get post-season.
"I think I probably struggled to adapt coming down to Melbourne and it took me a while to settle in and that was when I got into some strife. Early on when I first got to North Melbourne that was a big factor [his mother's illness and death]," he said.
"I went down by myself to North Melbourne and I was on the rookie list and put in a house with two blokes I didn't know and I didn't have a car and didn't know my way around and my mum was sick back home and she died. I probably should have been at home with my family and grieving longer, but I was on a rookie contract and thought I had to be at the club.
"It probably was overwhelming at the time. It was brushed over a bit because I was straight in and playing senior footy and swept up in it all, but I probably got to the end of the year and it was a release."
Campbell accepts now that joining the dots in the incidents there is a common thread of alcohol.
"That's something I have been reflecting on over the last few months. You go back through the incidents I have had and the majority of the time they have been [when] on the grog.
"Whether it is the nightclubs or the pubs or the alcohol that get you that is something I will be working on whether or not I get picked up by an AFL club, because it is something I have to understand for the rest of what I do with my life."
The original release of this article first appeared on the website of Hangzhou Night Net.


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You start out by knitting the head of each animal. The ears are picked up and knit right on the head. After the head is complete you pick up stitches for the neck and knit down for the body as if you are making a top-down sweater. After creating a yoke, you leave the arm stitches on scrap yarn.
For the legs you use the afterthought technique that is often used for heels in socks, thumbs on mittens, or pockets on sweaters.
After you knit the last stitch, you are done with the toy! It is clever and fun and fast. There is literally no seaming at the end and not one separate part to stitch together. Using various techniques and tricks the Wee Ones come together so smoothly. I think you will really love this pattern.
The tails are picked up and knit on for the elephant and hippo and of course the bunny has a sweet little pom-pom attached to the back.


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Leveling Li Cells
A stack of Lithium batteries in general can't be balanced from the outside. The stack therefore requires a balancing of their individual cells prior to assembly. So-called "balancers" are used for this task. The level the the cells by charging them to a certain identical voltage.
Lithium battery stacks of a higher quality are often equipped with a protection circuit that not only monitors the individual cell voltage, current and temperature. Furthermore these protection circuits have a built-in state-of-charge leveling device. Because the cell voltage of each individual cell is known, it is quite simple to bypass a little amount of carging current to the cells with the highest voltage. This keeps or restores the balance between the individual cells.


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I know more than a few sci fi addicts who've been excited to catch up with Alphaville, only to be gravely disappointed when confronted with their first hardcore Jean-Luc Godard movie. Compared to a commercial product, Alphaville is woefully underproduced and slipshod-looking - at first glance only. I was fascinated by this gray comic strip film as a teenager, when I read and reread its published script numerous times before catching up with it at a midnight show in Westwood. Savant's in no position to start interpreting the 'art' of Jean-Luc Godard, but because it uses familiar pulp movie icons as a springboard for his poetic mode of expression, Alphaville gave me the beginnings of an understanding of the idiosyncratic French director.
Jean-Luc Godard's genre movies are intellectual, jokey meditations that use films as a springboard for his free-associative, political ideas. They go beyond being self-referential, spoofy, camp, or any of the 'in' 60s ways of transcending their material, by simply laying wide open the structural underpinnings of films, especially genre films. In A Woman is A Woman, Godard has his actors sing non-songs and dance non-dances to show that, for him, a Musical is a matter of spirit than of performance. It gets pretty weird when the picture jumps between held poses imitating Gene Kelly stills, as if to indicate, 'place boffo dance number here'. Godard uses the same gag when it comes time to stage a 'dynamic fight scene' for Alphaville - we merely cut to the fighters in extreme poses, patiently holding still. Naturally, he loses a majority of the general audience right then and there - Alphaville was a mini-release art film for festivals and the expresso set.
Godard constructs his movies like unrepentant beat poetry - all of his films have ragged intertitles arbitrarily inserting bald political messages, sometimes frustratingly obvious ones. In Alphaville, the screen is constantly being seized by neon signs, drawings, traffic signals, etc. Here they seem to signify the aura of the ever-present Alpha-60 computer, who is represented visually by whirring fans and crude flashing lights, accompanied by telegraph noises. The voice of Alpha-60, as has been pointed out, is a 'dead voice' made by a man with no voicebox, who's learned to croak artificially.
Godard doesn't try to compensate for a lack of traditional production values, but instead flaunts his budget 'weaknesses' by declaring them irrelevant. There're no special effects except for flashing to negative every once in awhile - to perhaps 'express' the malfunctioning of Alpha-60?. Raoul Coutard's handheld photography is actually very smooth, even beautiful. There are a number of well-shot scenes, that contrast with setups as crude as anything in a no-budget exploitation movie. It's the artistic tone of Godard's film that says, 'I'm trying to express myself here, this is jazz. Read between the images - it's not my job to put a perfect phony image in front of your faces at all times.'
Godard's theme is a powerful one, poetry versus the inhuman computer future. A production title considered was Tarzan versus IBM. With the SuperSpy subgenre getting into swing, the timing was perfect to create a patchwork film made of pieces of genre conventions. Expatriate American GI-turned French movie star Eddie Constantine and his Lemmy Caution character were an established tough guy convention, so Godard co-opted them. What we see and what we hear are at constant odds with one another: Caution's trip through intersidereal space in his 'galaxie' is a simply him arriving by freeway in a late-model American Mustang. We see some industrial installations standing in for the main works of Alpha-60, and the interrogation rooms look like ordinary recording booths. The futuristic city of Alphaville is suggested simply by showing the modern structures of 1965 Paris, which Godard implies are already architecturally inhuman. Caution carries a big gun, like any two-fisted hero, but his only gadget is a pitiful instamatic camera, a mass-produced piece of junk with a flashcube on top, that took low-quality photos through a crummy cheap lens.
The poetry is at the center of the story. Books are disappearing, along with individual words in the dictionaries, which are replaced daily as more words and their underlying concepts are eliminated. Natasha Von Braun, beautifully played by Anna Karina, doesn't recognize the word 'tenderness' and has forgotten what it means. It's a poetic conceit (like the whole show) but it has teeth - our culture seems to 'forget' concepts and the words that go with them, and only individuals keep them alive.
The condemned dreamers of Alphaville are murdered in an indoor pool execution chamber, during a ritual that combines Nazi slaughter with an Esther Williams-style aquacade. As each victim dies, they shout out their last words. One of them talks about moving straight toward one's goal, instead of in circles, a theme which echoes throughout Alphaville - the circles are there in the computer's logic, in the circular stairways, everywhere, to entrap the individual. 'Going in circles', is the activity of the inhabitants of this 'Nowheresville' - pointless circles because Alpha-60 has taken the meaning from their lives. In contrast, Lemmy caution beelines his way straight to the things he loves, and straight to confront his enemies.
Alphaville is the Capital of Pain, as seen in the title of a Paul Éluard book in Natasha's hand. But Alphaville is also intensely romantic. Lemmy Caution has Humphrey Bogart's sentimental toughness ("not bad for a veteran of Guadalcanal") and his pockmarked face, with its sad, dead eyes, is a repository for the conscience of the world. He acts the tough guy around Natasha, but they share a 'poetic duet' played out in his mundane hotel room, with its jukebox and darkened salon. Lemmy and Natasha pose before a mirror, as the camera exposure racks up and down, the light erasing the textures of their skin, and darkening into murk, and then coming back up again. The actual words of the love poem are beautiful in both French and English - and include more references to 'going straight to what you love'. 1
Lemmy Caution is the ultimate secret agent, a vengeful angel. "Reporter and Revenger start with the same letter", he deadpans. There's enough evidence of totalitarian evil in Alphaville to prompt him to destroy the whole place without batting an eye. Naturally, every other agent has failed, including several well-known comic strip heroes. The bad guys beat him up (at one point they get the better of him by using a verbal joke - words are all-powerful in Godard's world), try to buy him off (coldfish Professor Von Braun offers him his own private dictatorship), and pit him against the unbeatable logic of Alpha-60's circuits. But Lemmy answers the computer's questions with poetry that 'doesn't compute', and finally poses a verbal enigma to the haughty proto-HAL that initiates a processing meltdown. Because Alpha-60 keeps central control of everything in its technological empire, the whole system collapses, from the vast power centers to the individual 'citizens' who used to be people. 2
Caution mainly goes this way in that in this 'dark city of the imagination', ignoring instructions to report for interrogation and bulling his way where he's not wanted. The details provide context and humor. His cover identity, Ivan Johnson of the paper Figaro-Pravda, indicates how our present-day world has been rearranged into a new pattern. The nonsensical class that Natasha attends discusses mind-control and mass murder as acceptable activities. Ever in contempt of his high-toned surroundings, Lemmy shines his shoes on the carpeted steps of his hotel, and shuns the number-tattooed prostitutes that appear whenever he approaches his room. 3
Two scientists called Heckle and Jeckyll (played by a pair of film critics) labor in a think tank, staring at a pretty girl in a trenchcoat. Another female stands naked, living statue 'working' behind glass near a well-travelled stairway. A vending machine is a nasty joke on the concept of politeness. Lemmy pushes his way past turnkeys and guards, finally cutting loose in action that parodies commercially recognizable scenes of violence. He bursts through a door, lets several thugs have it, and we know he's as potent as any mainstream secret agent man. When he catches up with the monstrous Von Braun, he does his talking via more pulp poetry, and lets his gun finish up. A voiceover epitaph for the tyrant is read over a grim shot of Lemmy lighting a cigarette: "Let this be a lesson to all those who would take the world for their private hobby horse."
At the conclusion, Godard brings in imagery from every kind of source. "La Zone" of Cocteau is revived in the lost, unbalanced way the 'ant' citizens of Alphaville stagger down hallways after their central control self-destructs. Alpha-60 has removed their souls, and now they're without an interior compass, cut off from gravity. Natasha flops around like a rag doll until Lemmy becomes her source of stability. As Alphaville burns and explodes around them (just a voiceover reference) they escape into outer space (the freeway again). The Misraki music becomes transcendant, as Lemmy helps Natasha remember the concept of 'Love'. It's intensely romantic, with the pulpy notion that if he can make her say the word, if she can remember what it means, the concept of Love can return. SuperSpy movies are mostly dumb exploitative spectacles that have resonance because they play with pulp culture ideas, usually ignorantly. Jean-Luc Godard knows the magic that revolves around poetry and pulp, and animates every minute of Alphaville with this kind of liberating imagination.
Criterion's DVD of Alphaville is a very good rendition of the film, as good as the theatrical prints I've seen and far better than the awful dubbed and mangled messes shown on television before. It's flat 1:33, which looks appropriate, although I'm sure my 35mm screenings were wider. The encoding is fine enough to pick out subtle differences in grain and filmstock, and the source film looks to be undamaged.
There are no extras, but Andrew Sarris' short liner notes effortlessly sum up the charm and significance of the film. The artsy cover art does the show no favors in the marketing sector, but anyone after Alphaville would track it down in a brown wrapper - travelling in a straight line, of course.
On a scale of Excellent, Good, Fair, and Poor, Alphaville rates: Movie: Excellent Video: Excellent Sound: Excellent Supplements: none Packaging: Amaray case Reviewed: July 6, 2002
1. I recommend watching the sequence several times, a couple to think about the English translation of the poetry in the subtitles, and then a couple times more without subs to enjoy the way the unencumbered visuals play against the French words. It's wonderful. If it doesn't appeal to you, you'll know not to try any more Jean-Luc Godard films. Return
2. This is the overused gag cliche found in dozens of sci fi telefilms, from Star Trek to The Prisoner, with glib heroes talking their way to victory against constipated computers. Dark Star finally broke the pattern, with its talking bomb that listens to philosophical arguments but makes up its own damn mind, thank you. Return
3. Released in the same year, Alphaville and Our Man Flint are practically the same story, with females reduced to pleasure units, a benign scientific dictatorship and a hero sworn to destroy it all. Return